Quickstart Guide

Everything you need to know as a beginner in Planet Coaster 2

Planet Coaster 2 is the ultimate theme park AND water park simulation, which means there’s plenty to wrap your head around while you build your dream park.

In this quickstart guide for beginners, we’ll cover all the basics you need when playing Planet Coaster 2 for the first time.

What is Planet Coaster 2?

Planet Coaster 2 is the expanded and improved sequel to the world’s best theme park creative simulation! Featuring water parks, intuitive creative tools and new management features, Planet Coaster 2 gives you the keys as you construct and manage the theme park of your dreams.

Learn more about Planet Coaster 2’s features here.

Did You Know?

Planet Coaster 2 has a huge selection of exciting rollercoasters, rides and flumes for your guests to enjoy on their ultimate day out. Take a closer look at all the attractions in our Ride Guide.

Game Modes

Planet Coaster 2 includes a variety of game modes to suit all kinds of play styles, whether you want to chill out and create the get-away of your dreams or build a money-making machine as the ultimate Park Manager.

Career – Create a theme park and water park empire, keeping guests happy and tackling unique scenarios to become a master Park Manager.
Sandbox – Build without restrictions and design your dream theme and water park, full of thrilling rides and relaxing pools, all-new to Planet Coaster 2. Build alone or with friends, with every detail completely up to you thanks to expanded customisation!
Franchise – Pass the park with your fellow Park Managers and work together (or compete!) to create a thriving theme and water park franchise.
- Collaborate and create together one at a time with Planet Coaster 2’s asynchronous multiplayer.
- Take on the challenges and compete against your friends, rising up the leaderboards.
- Share your creative flair with Blueprints in the Frontier Workshop.

How-to Play Multiplayer (One at a Time)

New to Planet Coaster 2 you can now build together, one at a time, by sharing access to your parks in Franchise and Sandbox mode.

Create a Frontier account online or by following in-game prompts.
Load up Planet Coaster 2 and log-in to access the online features of Franchise mode, Sandbox mode and the Frontier Workshop.
Connect with friends by sharing codes for Franchise and Sandbox parks or Blueprints to enjoy the fun together, one player at a time!

Difficulty

Planet Coaster 2 features a wide range of difficulty customisation, allowing you to set the challenge you want!

Dive into easy, medium and hard difficulties for Career mode, and Creative or Challenge for Sandbox mode to take complete control over how you play.

Want a bit of everything? Use extensive custom difficulty settings to set your own challenges.

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Controls

Planet Coaster 2 features a powerful creative toolbox entirely at your fingertips thanks to intuitive controls on PC and console.

To view the specific controls for your chosen platform, take a look at our Controls Overview.

Did You Know?

You can learn all about Planet Coaster 2’s various menus and navigation tools in our Game Navigation guide.

Your First Park

New to Planet Coaster?

We recommend getting started by completing the Prologue levels in the Campaign. These introductory scenarios will give you an overview of Planet Coaster 2’s mechanics, including building and managing your park, providing you with a solid base before diving into the other games modes.

Levelling Up Your Park

The Campaign Prologue levels will help you understand the basics in Planet Coaster 2, but there’s plenty to learn if you want to begin creating and managing a theme park for the record books.

Luckily, we’re here to help, with a series of handy guides that cover everything from building rides to managing your staff.